PARASITISM OF BOLL WEEVIL (Anthonomus grandis) IN FLOWER BUDS OF COTTON PLANT, IN THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF GOIÂNIA-GO

This work studied the indexes of parasitism of A. grandis in floral buttons of the cotton plants, collected in the soil and in the plants, in an area not treat with insecticides, located in the School of Agronomy of the Universidade Federal de Goiás, municipal district of Goiânia-GO. Floral buttons...

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Authors: Nunes, Julio Cézar Silveira, Fernandes, Paulo Marçal
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2007
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
Repository:Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/2579
Online Access:https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2579
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Insecta
parasitism
cotton plant
Anthonomus grandis
parasitismo
algodoeiro
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Summary:This work studied the indexes of parasitism of A. grandis in floral buttons of the cotton plants, collected in the soil and in the plants, in an area not treat with insecticides, located in the School of Agronomy of the Universidade Federal de Goiás, municipal district of Goiânia-GO. Floral buttons were collected with and without sign of oviparousness of the beaked ones. They presented larger parasitism occurrence in those collected in the soil. The parasites were identified as: Chelonus sp. (Microchelonus), Bracon sp. and Pteromalidae. KEY-WORDS: Insecta; parasitism; cotton plant; Anthonomus grandis.